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What doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase.
During whose presidency did the Lewis and Clark expedition, Dunbar-Hunter, and Red River expedition take place?
Thomas Jefferson
Which part of the Louisiana Territory was explored by Lewis and Clark?
The northern/upper part
What was the nickname Clark had given Sacagawea's son?
"Pomp"
How old was Sacagawea when she was taken from her original tribe?
12 years old.
Why didn’t the Red River expedition reach its destination?
It was stopped by Spanish troops.
Dunbar and Hunter studied the chemistry of which geographical feature?
The hot springs near the Ouachita River.
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
She acted as a guide and interpreter.
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and was purchased from __________.
France
Why was the Lewis and Clark Expedition different from the others?
They reached the destination they originally set out for.
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?
He cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains.
According to his correspondence with Thomas Jefferson, what resources did George Hunter hope to identify in the Louisiana Territory?
new plants and crops
Why did the Lewis and Clark expedition take the longest to complete its journey? TWO - part answer.
It was the only one to reach its destination. AND It had farther to travel than the other expeditions.
What was added to improve the procedure for electing the President and Vice President?
Twelfth Amendment
The __________ Expedition explored the Ouachita River under the direction of President Jefferson
Dunbar-Hunter
Which expedition intended to chart the southern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory?
Red River Expedition
Who explored the southern/lower part of the Louisiana territory?
William Dunbar and George Hunter AND Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis
What major geographical feature did Lewis and Clark cross to end up in territory the United States did not yet own in 1805?
the Continental Divide
Which expedition explored the Ouachita River region as part of enhancing U.S. knowledge of the new territories?
Dunbar-Hunter Expedition
Which set of mountains did Daniel Boone clear a pass through?
The Appalachian Mountains.
After Daniel Boone and his team widened the Cumberland Gap, what was the new name of the pass?
Wilderness Road.
Use the passage from Meriwether Lewis’s 1806 report to Thomas Jefferson to answer the following question.
I have brought with me several skins of the Sea Otter, two skins of the native sheep of America, five skins and skelitons complete of the Bighorn or mountain ram, and a skin of the Mule deer beside the skins of several other quadrupeds and birds natives of the countries through which we have passed. I have also preserved a pretty extensive collection of plants, and collected nine other vocabularies.
Why did Lewis bring these items with him?
He had been told to gather information about plants and wildlife in the Louisiana Territory.
Why did William Clark include drawings in his journal? TWO answers.
To educate people about the kinds of plants in the area he explored AND to make it easier for the expedition’s interpreters to translate English for the Native Americans.
What was the name of the enemy tribe Sacagawea was taken by?
Hidatsa
Which year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
1803.